EMPLOYEES PRIVACY ISSUES
AND LEGAL RIGHTS
GROUP MEMBERS :
MUHAMMAD ARIF
USAMA AHMED
SAAD MAZHAR
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES
• Employees are often concerned about maintaining
personal privacy.
• Some workplace practices, such as computer
monitoring, telephone monitoring, and video
surveillance, may hinder employee privacy, present
some of the most common workplace conflicts.
• Additionally, employers may also monitor email
messages and Internet usage.
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES
• Telephone monitoring is another issue of employee
privacy.
• Employers may install surveillance video cameras to
maintain safety, prevent theft, and to monitor employee
activities.
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES
• The Supreme Court has upheld an employer's right to
test employees for drugs and alcohol.
• Federal law does not prohibit an employer from requiring
an employee or prospective employee to take a
psychological or personality test.
• Private employers may generally conduct on-premises
searches of employer-owned vehicles, equipment,
desks, lockers, briefcases and other items.
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES
• Some employers take additional measures to detect how
employees spend time on the Internet by tracking
websites visited and blocking access to certain domains.
• Employers may feel such monitoring is necessary to
ensure productivity, while employees may view it as
violation of their privacy.
EMPLOYEE LEGAL RIGHTS
• Right to be free from discrimination and harassment of
all types
• Right to a safe workplace free of dangerous conditions
• Right to fair wages for work performed
• Prohibits employers from discriminating in the hiring
process based on race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin.
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• Providing payroll services which includes paying wages,
tax and National Insurance.
• Employees must be given a written document giving the
main terms and conditions of their employment. This is
sometimes called a Contract of Employment .
• Business Link’s website has an interactive tool to
produce a Contract of Employment
• Employees are legally entitled to a minimum number of
holidays. More information on Annual Leave Entitlement.
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• Family Medical Leave Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Equal Pay Act
• Workers' Compensation
• Privacy Rights
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
• According to the Family Medical Leave Act, all
employees have the right to be off for family and medical
emergencies.
• An employee having a child or going through adoption
procedures with his child has the right to family leave.
• Each employee is legally allowed to have 12 unpaid
weeks of work off within a 12-month period, according to
the Family Medical Leave Act.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
• Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees have the
right to be paid for all hours of labor he has provided.
• When an employee works overtime, generally 40 hours
in a seven-day period, she is entitled to overtime pay for
any hours worked beyond the regular 40 hours.
EQUAL PAY ACT
• The Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay male and female
employees equally for doing the same work.
• But if one employee has a higher level of skill, uses more
effort and holds more responsibility, that employee may be
paid more than the other.
WORKERS COMPENSATION
• With few exceptions, employees have the right to
workers' compensation insurance for all work-related
injuries.
PRIVACY RIGHTS
• An employee has the legal right to her religious or
political beliefs.
• An employer cannot fire or refuse to hire an employee
due to his faith or politics.
Holiday with Pay
• Annual holidays
• Casual leave
• sick leave
• Festival Holidays
ANNUAL HOLIDAYS
• Every worker who has completed a period of 12 months
continuous service in a factory shall be allowed, during
subsequent period of 12 months, holidays for a period of
fourteen consecutive days.
CASUAL LEAVE
• Every worker shall be entitled to casual leave with full
pay for ten days in a year
SICK LEAVE
• Every worker shall be entitled to sixteen days sick leave
on half average pay in a year.
FESTIVAL HOLIDAYS
• Every worker shall be allowed holidays with pay and on
all days declared by the Provincial Government to be
festival holidays.
